Railways

Concord Control Systems Limited (CCSL) has developed India’s first fully indigenous zero-emission propulsion system for converting existing diesel-powered locomotives into sustainable platforms. The system is powered by lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries and features a […]

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has issued a notification for land acquisition of an additional 6,007 sqm of land in connection with the Hospet-Hubli-Londa-Tinaighat-Vasco da Gama Railway Line Doubling Project in Goa, Karnataka. The project […]

North Central Railway (NCR) has announced plans to install a total of 1,782 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras across all passenger coaches under the Prayagraj, Jhansi and Agra railway divisions. As per the plan, cameras will […]

The Network Planning Group (NPG) of the ‘PM GatiShakti National Master Plan’ evaluated the three railways projects on September 3, 2025. These are: Baramulla-Uri New Rail Line Project: It involves construction of a new 40.2 […]

The Guntur railway division, under the South Central Railway (SCR) zone, has inaugurated a 150 kilowatts (kW) solar power plant at the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) office in Pattabhipuram, Andhra Pradesh. The plant is expected […]

South Western Railway (SWR) achieved a freight loading of 4.22 million tonnes (mt) in August 2025, marking an increase of 26.3 per cent over the corresponding period last year. Moreover, the zone generated total revenue […]

Indian Railways (IR) achieved a freight loading of 673.64 million tonnes (mt) during the financial year (FY) 2025-26 (till August 2025), marking an increase of 3.1 per cent over the 653.22 mt recorded during the […]

The Railway Board (RB) has planned to increase the number of coaches on seven Vande Bharat Express trains operating on high passenger footfall routes. These routes include Mangaluru Central-Thiruvananthapuram Central, Secunderabad-Tirupati, Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli, Madurai-Bengaluru Cantt, […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved five railway projects worth Rs 123.28 billion. These are: Deshalpar-Hajipir-Luna, Vayor-Lakhpat New Rail Line Project: It involves laying a new line from Deshalpur to Luna and Vayor […]

Satish Kumar has been re-appointed as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board (RB), with a one-year extension to his tenure effective from September 1, 2025. His re-employment is on a […]

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited (Texmaco) has announced a joint venture (JV) with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for the manufacturing and maintenance of rolling stock, including both freight and passenger segments such as locomotives, […]

Nokia has unveiled a new 5G radio system aimed at providing railway operators with high-capacity and high-performance connectivity. The initiative is part of the future railway mobile communication system (FRMCS), which is set to replace […]

The Union Government inaugurated three rail projects in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. These are: Mehsana-Palanpur Railway Line Doubling Project: It involved doubling of the existing 65.1 km long Mehsana-Palanpur railway line in Gujarat with an investment of […]

The South East Central Railway (SECR) has installed Kavach on its first locomotive, a WAP-7 (locomotive number 37704), at the Electric Loco Shed in Bhilai. The installation of Kavach has already commenced on the Nagpur-Jharsuguda […]

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has recorded a freight loading of 0.94 million tonnes in July 2025, marking an increase of 2.5 per cent compared to the same month last year. The zone registered an […]

The Union Government has inaugurated the Amrit Bharat Express train between Gaya in Bihar and Delhi. Additionally, a Buddhist Circuit train running between Vaishali in Bihar and Koderma in Jharkhand has also been inaugurated.

South East Central Railway (SECR) has achieved a cumulative freight loading of 100 million tonnes (mt) in 144 days (between April 1, 2025 to August 22, 2025). Previously, in FY 2024-25, this milestone was reached […]

Servotech Renewable Power System Limited has secured an order for an on-grid rooftop solar project with a total capacity of 7.3 megawatts (MW), worth Rs 288.4 million, from the Jaipur division under the North Western […]

The Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) implemented a refinancing facility of up to Rs 11.25 billion for Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited (BRBCL)- a joint venture (JV) between National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited (74 […]

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has completed 406 km of foundation work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) Corridor Project. The project involves development of the 508.17 km long Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR corridor in […]